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May 26, 2020
Coronavirus Latest News and Resources
The situation regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) is fluid and fast-changing. This is the page where we'll post updates and developments as we get them.
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May 26, 2020
Member News Updates
Read the latest member news updates regarding LAUSD school closures.
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May 22, 2020
PERB rules in UTLA’s favor, the union will now represent all educators at five Alliance charter schools
Correction: PERB rules in UTLA’s favor, the union now represents educators at 3 Alliance charter schools; 2 more will be certified pending last week’s ruling
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May 21, 2020
LAUSD parents & teachers protest in a caravan to demand that charter schools abide by the same funding rules as public schools and that health and safety be prioritized
Amidst news that The Gabriella Charter School Board approved accepting a $1.3 million federal bailout loan, LAUSD Parents & teachers protest three members of charter school boards who are attempting to co-locate on public schools in LAUSD, threatening the health and safety of all students on these campuses.
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May 15, 2020
Virtual organizing win: Crenshaw community saves choir & band program
When the Crenshaw High School principal posted the matrix recently, the faculty quickly saw something wrong: two teachers’ names were missing. As part of a budget-balancing move, the principal had made the unilateral decision to get rid of band teacher Al Tarver and choir teacher Iris Stevenson — without consulting staff or talking to the two teachers themselves.
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May 6, 2020
Parents & teachers demand LAUSD pass moratorium on new charter co-locations to protect health and safety
New charter co-locations would crowd schools and prevent social distancing.
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April 29, 2020
An Epic Budget Fight Is Coming To Our Schools
Corporations getting bailed out. Workers, schools, cities, and states getting shut out. LA Times reported a projected $35 billion immediate hit to our state budget, with another $85 billion loss over the coming years. Meanwhile, millionaires, real estate, and hedge fund investors were given a $90 billion tax break in the CARES Act—more than 1,400 times larger than the stimulus checks that workers and families will receive, and more than what frontline hospitals received. McConnell and the GOP have said that cities and states should file for bankruptcy, framing requests for aid as “blue state bailouts” to force cuts to public employee pensions.
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April 28, 2020
UTLA RESPONSE TO EARLY SCHOOL YEAR AND REOPENING SCHOOLS
UTLA statement in response to Governor Gavin Newsom’s comments this week about a possible early start to the school year in California:
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April 21, 2020
Find Free Meals At These Drive Up Food Centers
We are here in moments of crisis. As we continue to address the underlying issues that exacerbate poverty and target our most vulnerable, in just one day, more than 4,500 UTLA members volunteered to staff 60 locations throughout the city to support and feed our students and families. Those centers will offer free student meals at drive-up centers and are a critical component to this moment as we get through the health crisis known as Coronavirus COVD-19. Here are the food center locations with a google map for your convenience.